Above the timberline: the alpine tundra zone

Remote and baffling except to the most daring climbers, the high peaks are worlds apart where only the most tenacious of living things endure. Forests give way to stunted vegetation and finally to the hardiest of plants adapted to withstand the rigours of bitter cold, glaring sun and tearing wind. The only animals found here are the wild, tough ones such as the mountain goat, elk and bighorn sheep. In true-life colour this film presents an account of life at this specialised level. Film award: Film Survey, Trieste, Italy.

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Credits

director

J.V. Durden

co-producer

Hugh O'Connor

Tom Daly

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000062

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Alpine regions

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mountain ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1960

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